Man imprisoned for stealing more than 23,000 identities

A Broward County man who stole more than 23,000 identities using an online database at his former job at a North Miami law firm was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison on Friday.

Prosecutors said Rodney Saintfleur, 28, of West Park, and co-conspirators used the information to file fraudulent income tax refunds. In November, he pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, and conspiracy to submit fraudulent claims to the government.

Saintfleur used the LexisNexis online proprietary database at the law firm, which was not identified in court records, to get access to names, birthdates and Social Security numbers, according to court records. He wrote down the information between November 2010 and October 2011 and gave it to co-conspirators who also filed fraudulent returns, records show.

Investigators who searched his home and work space said they found a ledger containing personal information about the victims and the refund amounts, as well as a computer file with other names on his computer.